Registered Nurse (RN)

North Port Behavioral Health•North Port, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

North Port Behavioral Health, a 144-bed inpatient psychiatric hospital in North Port, Florida, is seeking Registered Nurses to provide care for adolescents, adults, and seniors experiencing mental health, behavioral health, or substance use disorders. The facility provides 24-hour nursing care. The RN role includes patient and family interaction, treatment planning, shift reports, rounding and monitoring in the milieu, medication administration, coordination with behavioral health associates, incident follow-up, nursing assessments, and regulatory compliance. The RN facilitates admissions, clinical intake assessments, and utilization review processes to support continuity of care at the most appropriate level and the effective use of patient benefits and resources. The position provides and coordinates care by assessing physical and behavioral health needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, maintaining medical records, and educating patients and families. Nurses practice within applicable nursing standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies. The role also includes monitoring patient status, communicating significant changes to physicians, administering and documenting medications, completing admission and discharge processes, coordinating unit activities as directed, and maintaining therapeutic, professional relationships. Twelve-hour day and night shifts are available, with hours of 7 to 7. The position requires a Level 2 Background Screening through Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.
One year of nursing experience.
CPR certification required.
De-escalation and restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
A Level 2 Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required.

Nice To Haves

Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, or substance use disorder nursing experience is a plus.
First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
Develop and implement nursing care plans based on assessed needs, including completing initial nursing treatment plans upon admission.
Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice, state Nurse Practice Act regulations, and applicable facility and corporate policies and procedures.
Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
Assess patient status on an ongoing basis and gather and document pertinent information.
Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, and related challenges.
Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
Administer medications accurately as ordered and document controlled-substance counts on required documents.
Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients.
Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
Interact with patients and families, complete shift reports, round and monitor in the milieu, check in with behavioral health associates, follow up on incidents, and support regulatory compliance.
Facilitate admissions, clinical intake assessments, and utilization review processes to support continuity of care and appropriate level-of-care and benefit/resource utilization.